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The desire to find something real - to connect with something or someone - is what drives Richard, a young American backpacker who arrives in Thailand with adventure on his mind. Travel, he asserts, is the search for experience, the quest for something different. At a cheap hotel in Bangkok, Richard meets a French couple, .. Read more

Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet
Director	Danny Boyle
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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McGregor still angry with Boyle over The Beach snub
- WENN Newsdesk
- 10 Jul 2011
Ewan Mcgregor refuses to end his decade-long feud with filmmaker Danny Boyle because he still feels sore about the way he was axed from The Beach in favour of Leonardo DiCaprio. The pair formed a close friendship after collaborating on 1996 movie Trainspotting, and Boyle promised McGregor the lead role in 2000 blockbuster The Beach - but handed the part to DiCaprio instead. McGregor heaped praise on Boyle's 2009 movie Slumdog Millionaire, sparking speculation actor and director would heal... Read more
Swinton cuts promo duties to clean kids' school
- WENN Newsdesk
- 20 Nov 2011
Actress Tilda Swinton jetted back from promoting her Oscar-tipped movie We Need To Talk About Kevin in Spain to clean her children's school. The Beach star is currently on a promo tour for the movie ahead of the upcoming awards season, and was carrying out interviews in Europe when she dashed back to her home in Scotland to attend cleaning duties at the private Moray Steiner School. Her twins Honor and Xavier are educated at the small school, and to keep down annual fees, parents must stick to Read more
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- 06 Oct 2010
Format: Xbox 360/Playstation 3 Journey to the West, the ancient Chinese tale that Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is loosely based on, has had its fair share of adaptations, Enslaved being perhaps the most artistically figurative. Much anticipated for its collaborative sentiment, Ninja Theory has composed Enslaved with a number of high profile sources to establish a melting pot of creativity. The talents of Lord of the Rings actor Andy Serkis - both the game’s unlikely director and voice... Read more
McGregor ready to end feud with Boyle
- 27 May 2009
Ewan Mcgregor has reached out to end his long rift with director Danny Boyle - nearly a decade after the Oscar winner dropped him from a movie. The pair formed a close friendship after collaborating on 1996 movie Trainspotting, and Boyle promised McGregor the lead role in 2000 blockbuster The Beach. But studio bosses pressured him to cast a more famous name and the role went to Leonardo DiCaprio instead. Speaking back in 2005, McGregor accused Boyle of "betraying" him, telling Playboy magazine, Read more
Top 10 Ewan McGregor
- 27 Aug 2010
Expertly straddling the hollywood and arthouse divide, Ewan McGregor has serious credibility in both camps. From heroin-addicted Renton in Trainspotting to Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels, McGregor attacks every role with visible committment. He's also got serious theatre, even musical theatre, chops. We pay tribute to the multi-faceted Scottish icon. His Top 10 Films Shallow Grave (1994) Shallow Grave debuted at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and such was the demand that three extra... Read more

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